{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-95.442","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 95.442","heading":"Authorization for civil service commission in city with population of 8,000","body":"or more -- Rights of employee accepting management position.\nAny city with a population equal to or greater than eight thousand (8,000) based upon the\nmost recent federal dec ennial census, may elect to operate under KRS 90.310 to 90.410,\nand, by ordinance, create a civil service commission. Any classified employee in the\npolice or fire department who accepts an appointment and qualifies as chief of police,\nassistant chief of p olice, chief of firefighters, or assistant chief of firefighters shall be\ndeemed to have received a leave of absence from the classified service for, and during the\nincumbency of, any of those respective positions. If an individual should cease to serve in\nany of those positions, there shall be restored to him or her the same classification and\nrank which he or she held prior to his or her appointment.","path":["KRS Chapter 95"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43695","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:54Z","sha256":"01acc5e9c0ae5758dd55f8803447499f4d1d9a10004881fdb06d4cf9924fca33","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-95.440","next":"us-ky/krs-95.445"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}